[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#2706479 12-May-2021 11:04

Behodar:

Does it not respond to the Enter key?

Yes, most of the time it does (every so often it seems to glitch).

But it still bugs me visually

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#2706491 12-May-2021 11:14

frankv:

Fred99:

Propaganda is really only effective if it's not recognised as propaganda by the audience.

I'm fairly sure that there are studies that show that to be untrue. We all live in an advertising-driven world, and we know we do. We take all advertising with a grain of salt, yet advertising remains effective (Just ask Coke or Marlboro), and so do other mechanisms of persuasion.

Evidence suggests that it's not "taken with a grain of salt" at all.

Sure you know it's an ad and "think" it's not effective on you - you really know what's going on. But it is working. If it wasn't - they wouldn't use it. And it works so well that basically every leading brand of every product and service uses the method (brand association with "happiness" - or perceived promise of relief from something you'd been propagandised to fear). That (IMO) is propaganda of which most seem to be unaware.

There the hoopleheads are - he wants to propose to his beau, over a bottle of Moet, offering on bended knee "diamonds are forever" that cost no less than two months (or is it supposed to be 3?) salary, they both know the rules of engagement. That's probably the cheap part too, wait 'til the sellers of forever-happy convince them how special they are.

The entire "influencer" industry is absolute pure total propaganda.

It may not work on everyone, but on enough people - who'll vigorously deny they've been propagandised.

(Note for pedants who think this is off topic, it's something small and constant and persistent and thrown at you and normalised, and it really annoys me)

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#2706647 12-May-2021 17:35

Use of the term “aged” to describe older people. They aren’t cheese or Port. It’s a ridiculous use of the term.

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#2706660 12-May-2021 19:14

Geektastic: Use of the term “aged” to describe older people. They aren’t cheese or Port. It’s a ridiculous use of the term.

might want to check the dictionary

adjective: aged

1.
having lived for a specified length of time; of a specified age.
"young people aged 14 to 18"
(of a horse or farm animal) over a certain defined age of maturity, typically 6 to 12 years for horses, 3 or 4 years for cattle.
2.
having lived or existed for a long time; very old.

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#2706693 12-May-2021 20:48

At least it's better than assuming that grandparents are elderly like a recent car thread. On the weekend I saw an 18 year old's headstone referring to his 4 year old son. A reminder that grandparents can be early 30s with an early start.

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#2706694 12-May-2021 21:00

I’m more aware than most of the meaning of English. I know what the word means.

This is a post about small things that annoy you. Using that word to describe old people makes them sound like cheese to my mind. It annoys me.

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#2706702 12-May-2021 21:28

Geektastic: I’m more aware than most of the meaning of English. I know what the word means.

This is a post about small things that annoy you. Using that word to describe old people makes them sound like cheese to my mind.

Is it ok to use it if they're smelly with a bit of mould on the edge?

Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21

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#2706703 12-May-2021 21:31

Geektastic: I’m more aware than most of the meaning of English. I know what the word means.

This is a post about small things that annoy you. Using that word to describe old people makes them sound like cheese to my mind. It annoys me.

Making notes to increasingly use aged in posts...

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#2706840 13-May-2021 08:55

People with a demonstrably poor etymological understanding of common English words getting annoyed at their correct usage.

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#2706854 13-May-2021 09:20

That you'd probably need to have some knowledge of French, Latin, and Greek to deduce the etymology of common English words like etymology.

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#2706856 13-May-2021 09:25

Geektastic: I’m more aware than most of the meaning of English. I know what the word means.

This is a post about small things that annoy you. Using that word to describe old people makes them sound like cheese to my mind. It annoys me.

From the above dictionary entry, it appears that using the term "aged" to refer to cheese is in fact wrong unless it is in fact very old, rather than sat in in a cooler for a few months.

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#2706865 13-May-2021 09:55

After a number of years the term "Aged" is replaced by "Expensive" for cheese.

"Bitto Storico can be aged up to 18 years – and no, that is NOT a typo. I did say 18 years. Ten year aged Bitto Storico is oldest you’ll most likely find available for purchase in Valtellina. Though one of the oldest wheels ever sold was a 15 year old Bitto Storico that sold for about $6,400 in China."

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#2706879 13-May-2021 10:28

Bung: At least it's better than assuming that grandparents are elderly like a recent car thread.

Every "what car should I buy" thread I've read on this site or any other tends to annoy the crap out of me.

So much fraught emotionally laden opinion, worthless anecdotes, and wildly irrelevant responses.

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#2706886 13-May-2021 10:39

When I narrow down a purchasing decision to product a or b, start a thread for advice, and everyone suggests that I buy x, y or z.

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#2706896 13-May-2021 11:06

I haven't read the whole thread, but

The self Checkouts at New World, sometimes they are restricted to card only, I don't understand why when they do this, I still need to choose a payment type, why doesn't it automatically select card as the payment type????

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